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Camvill 12-22-2009 03:38 AM

Oil Change Light
 
My oil change light just came on for about not even a 1/4 of a mile and then it shut off?

NJ Torque 12-22-2009 07:33 AM

Yeah, just reset it...

Camvill 12-22-2009 01:15 PM

? it justc ame on for 5 secs then went off i didnt need to reset it now i dont knopw when i need a oil change

WildBillyT 12-22-2009 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Camvill (Post 667208)
? it justc ame on for 5 secs then went off i didnt need to reset it now i dont knopw when i need a oil change

You should never go by that thing anyway.

deadtrend1 12-22-2009 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by WildBillyT (Post 667212)
You should never go by that thing anyway.

true, keep a log of the mileage and date of you're last change. 3 months/3,000 miles.

Camvill 12-23-2009 06:27 AM

i use castrol race formula 0w30 full synthetic you think i could go 5,000 mile on it seeing as i have no money?

WildBillyT 12-23-2009 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Camvill (Post 667417)
i use castrol race formula 0w30 full synthetic you think i could go 5,000 mile on it seeing as i have no money?

Maybe not. If it's a race formula oil it may not have the detergents and additives needed for long street use.

BonzoHansen 12-23-2009 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by deadtrend1 (Post 667250)
true, keep a log of the mileage and date of you're last change. 3 months/3,000 miles.

Bah. Using quality sythn I run the DDs 6000-7500 miles between changes. Right along the manufacturer's LOF recommendations for normal conditions in the manual, which is for regular oil. My truck & the Z get an oil change in the spring.

Tru2Chevy 12-23-2009 09:22 AM

Yea, I run a good synthetic in both mine and my wife's Jeeps, and change it every 6,000ish miles. No need for 3 month / 3k mile oil changes when using a good synthetic unless the car is being driven hard.

- Justin

Stevoone 12-23-2009 10:27 AM

I've had a few customers rely on the Oil Life Monitor. One lady came in for her first oil change at ~18,000 miles. And I just had someone stop in this morning to make an appointment next week for his first oil change at 25,000 miles.

I run Mobil 1 in all three of my cars and usually change it between 3k-5k miles.

camaro2you 12-23-2009 05:00 PM

3k/3month rule here.

JL8Jeff 12-23-2009 06:59 PM

You can go a while with synthetics. It really depends on how the car was used, if it had a chance to accumulate moisture, the temp, etc. I just changed the oil in the SS a week ago and the last change was back in April. The oil looked and smelled fine but there was a little moisture in the cap but not too big of a deal.

B4C 12-23-2009 07:02 PM

Change the oil every 2 weeks and the filter every 4 :lol:
Change every 5k with mobile 1 also rotate the tires every oil change.


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